“Master Skywalker. Can you tell me how you knew we were being ambushed?” Abeo asked as he sat in the captain’s chair. “Yes. Two days ago we picked up a transmission from a suspected Union freighter detailing a full scale invasion of the Republic. Then, 6 hours later the Senate on Coruscant picked received a transmission from Admiral Pella of the Imperial fleet. He said “As of this moment until the time that either you, I, or the Union surrender we are at a state of war. Long Live the Empire!”” “So were at war with the Union?” Abeo asked nervously. “Yes.” Luke replied with a hint of nervousness also. “We are at war with the Union. I suspected that Sam Sinays would send Pantene after you because you were the only one to know that Pantene was the head of the Union fleet.” “So what now?” Abeo